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  "textContent": "Physics is always trying to treat the universe like a machine. Does that always work? What does that mean for the universe?\n\nNick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator\nEmily Lucid - Producer, Captions\n\n* * *\n\nVIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS\n\nFreedom Units:\nhttps://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-a-defense-of-imperial-units\n\nLight Nanoseconds:\nhttps://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-should-rulers-be-1-light-nanosecond-long\n\n* * *\n\nSUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM\n\nFor Direct Support, Merch, and Products:\nhttps://www.scienceasylum.com\n\nFor Alternative Support Options...\n\nPatreon:\nhttps://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum\n\nSign-Up for Nebula:\nhttps://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum\n\nYouTube Membership:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join\n\n* * *\n\nHUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS\n\nAsylum Orderlies:\nChloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav\n\nAsylum VIPs:\nBenjamin Sharef, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg, Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers, JJS, Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich\n\n* * *\n\nSOURCES\n\nVoyager's Golden Record Cover:\nhttps://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/golden-record-cover/\n\nDescartes Publication:\nhttps://archive.org/details/lagomtrie00descuoft/page/46/mode/2up\n\nHistory of Mathematics by David Burton:\nhttps://jontalle.web.engr.illinois.edu/uploads/298/HistoryMath-Burton.85.pdf\n\n* * *\n\nIMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS\n\nRene Descartes Portrait:\nhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frans_Hals_-_Portret_van_Ren%C3%A9_Descartes.jpg\n\n* * *\n\nTIME CODES\n\n00:00 Intro\n00:24 Geometry\n00:59 Coordinate Sytems\n03:04 Mechanics\n04:04 Anything Can Be A Dimension\n05:13 Is Physics The Machinery?\n05:58 Question for the Audience",
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